Escherichia coli in the environment: Implications for water quality and human health

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Ishii, Satoshi ^a,b   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

"Spaidnaturalized" population; Escherichia coli; Fecal pollution; Health risks; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60749136445     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13426311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.23.101     Document Type: Review

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